Sachin Tendulkar, born on the 24th of April in 1973 to a Brahmin family, was welcomed into the world in the city of Dadar, Mumbai. He belongs to the reputed and distinguished Saraswat Brahmin Family. His father, Ramesh Tendulkar, was a well-known and highly regarded Marathi poet and novelist. His mother's name was Rajni and her profession was within the insurance industry. During his formative years, he resided at the "Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society" located in the east part of Bandra. He was educated and obtained his schooling from the Sharadashram Vidyamandir High School.

During his school days, he attended the M.R.F.Pace Foundation in order to gain the skills and knowledge he needed to become a fast bowler. Dennis Lillee, the renowned fast bowler from Australia, suggested that he focus his attention on batting and he decided to take his advice. Tennis is another sport Sachin Tendulkar enjoys playing. At the tender age of 14, he achieved an incredible score of 326 out of a world-record stand of 664 in a school match and he quickly became famous amongst Bombay schoolboys.

 

Biography of Sachin Tendulkar - The Greatest Indian Cricketer

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During his return from his very first international tour, he crossed paths with Anjali, who would later become his life partner. Sachin was immediately taken by her and it was love at first sight. He was fortunate enough to be introduced by a mutual acquaintance to Anjali who had never heard of the sport of cricket. After a five-year courtship, the couple finally decided to take the plunge and get married in 1995. They are the proud parents of two children, Sara and Arjun Tendulkar.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was given the nicknames of 'skilled blaster', 'God of Cricket', and 'small expert' in recognition of his impressive skill and ability. His reputation as one of the greatest batsmen in cricket history is well-known and well-deserved. Reflect on his childhood and adolescence, recall his tour with the cricket team, think of the awards and honors he has received, and other such milestones.

 

Playing Form

Sachin Tendulkar is a supremely talented player who displays an incredible level of skill in both batting and bowling. Even though it is his left hand that is his dominant hand, he still opts to use his right hand for playing. Sachin Tendulkar is a right-handed batsman who is also capable of bowling off-spin, leg-spin and medium-pace deliveries. His batting approach has been altered to include a number of new and unique strokes, such as the paddle sweep and other forms of scoop and slash. He has had the honor of captaining several teams, including the Indian national squad, in different formats.

 

Captaincy

Sachin Tendulkar was given the role of being the captain of the Indian team for two periods, both of which unfortunately had a lack of success. In 1996, he began his post and the team's performance over the course of the next eighteen months was extremely underwhelming. He was re-appointed as captain, however, it did not yield the desired results.

There was an eventual improvement in the Indian team when Sourav Ganguly was appointed captain in 2000. It has been suggested that the captaincy added an extra burden to Tendulkar's career, both as a captain and as a player. In the future, he was placed in the position of captaincy for the I.P.L. franchise Mumbai Indians and a few other exhibition teams.

 

Awards and Recognition

• He was honored to receive the Arjuna Award in the year 1994.
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was presented to him in the year 1997-1998.
• Wisden “Cricketer of the Year” - 1997
• Padma Shri awarded in 1999
• 2001's Maharashtra Bhushan Award
• The Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Cricket World Cup
• C. World O. D. I. XI - 2004 and 2007
• In 2005, the Rajiv Gandhi Award was awarded in the sports category.
• Padma Vibhushan was bestowed in 2008.
• “Cricketer of the Year” in the I.C.C. Award - 2010
• The Asian Awards for the “People’s Choice” as well as the “Exceptional Achievement in Sports” - 2010 in London
• “B.C.C.I. Cricketer of the Year” Award - 31 May, 2011
• On January 28th, 2011, the Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Award was presented.
• On the 11th day of June, 2012, the Wisden India Outstanding Achievement Award was bestowed.
• On 6 November, 2012, the Australian government granted the Honorary Member of the Order of Australia.
• The Bharat Ratna was awarded in 2014.

 

Career

In December 1988, 15-year-old Tendulkar did not let the high expectations weigh him down and quickly lived up to them, scoring a century in his first-class debut for Bombay, making him the youngest player to do so.  Eleven months after his first appearance in the Indian cricket team, he made his international debut against Pakistan and despite receiving a hit in the face from Waqar Younis, he refused any medical help. On 14 November 1987, Tendulkar was chosen to be a part of the Bombay team in the Ranji Trophy, India's most important and prestigious domestic First-class cricket tournament, for the season of 1987-88.

Despite his efforts to join the final eleven, he was not selected and instead was used as a substitute fielder. In August of 1990, the 17-year-old played an immense innings of 119 not out against England, which resulted in saving the match and making him the second-youngest player to record a century in Test play. Amongst his other celebrated early highlights, he achieved two centuries while in Australia in 1992, one of which was scored at the highly acclaimed WACA stadium in Perth. In 1992, Tendulkar made history as the first international player to sign with the Yorkshire club, symbolizing his meteoric rise to the top of his sport.

During the years 1994-1999, Sachin Tendulkar was at the peak of his physical prowess and his performance during that period was outstanding. During the Hindu festival of Holi in 1994, Tendulkar was requested to take up the role of opening batsman for India in their game against New Zealand at Auckland. He made 82 runs off 49 balls. On 9 September 1994 he achieved his first ODI century while playing against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was only after 78 One Day Internationals that he managed to score his first century.

Following his impressive performance as the leading scorer in the 1996 World Cup, Tendulkar was rewarded with the captaincy of the Indian national team. Despite this blemish on his record, his career overall was still considered to be one of distinction. He was released from his responsibility in January 1998 and became captain again for a short period of time in 1999, but ultimately only won four out of twenty-five Test matches while in that role.

Tendulkar faced immense challenges while serving as captain, however his skill and talent on the field never wavered. In 1998, he gave a remarkable performance and delivered what was possibly his best season ever, completely destroying Australia with his first-class double century and also with his unforgettable performance in Sharjah called the "desert storm".

In 2001, Tendulkar made history by becoming the first ever cricketer to reach the milestone of scoring 10,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) competition, and in the next year he achieved greater heights by surpassing the legendary Don Bradman's record with his 30th Test century. During the 2003 World Cup, he once again led all scorers and was awarded Man of the Series despite India's defeat in the championship match against Australia.

On the 10th of December in the year 2005 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Sachin Tendulkar achieved his record-breaking 35th Test century against the Sri Lankan team. After this, Tendulkar had to endure the most extensive period of his career without a Test century: 17 innings passed by before he achieved a score of 101 against Bangladesh in May 2007.

On 6 February 2006, Sachin Tendulkar made a century in an ODI match against Pakistan, which was his 39th ODI hundred. His performance in the second One-Day International against Pakistan on 11 February 2006 was remarkable, as he scored 42 runs, which was followed by his even more impressive 95 runs in the difficult, seaming conditions at Lahore on 13 February 2006, helping India to ultimately secure the victory.

On 19 March 2006, Tendulkar was unceremoniously dismissed for just one run in the first innings of the third Test at his home ground, Wankhede, to the shock of the spectators, and was booed off the ground by a section of the crowd, an event which had never happened before. Greg Chappell voiced his disapproval of Sachin Tendulkar's attitude during the 2007 World Cup preparations.

According to the report, Chappell thought that having Tendulkar lower in the batting order could be more beneficial, whereas Tendulkar believed that his best performance would come from being at the top of the order, which he had been accustomed to for the majority of his career. Chappell felt that Tendulkar's failure to perform was having a negative effect on the team's chances of success. On a rare occasion, Tendulkar expressed his feelings concerning the comments attributed to Chappell, pointing out that no coach has ever suggested his attitude towards cricket is not proper.

On 7 April 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India sent a notice to Tendulkar requesting an explanation for the remarks he had made to the press. He achieved another milestone in October of 2008 when his Test runs went beyond Brian Lara's 11,953 mark, entering the record books yet again. Following his incredible feat of becoming the first player to score a double century in One Day International play, he was proudly awarded the title of 2010 International Cricket Council Cricketer of the Year.

In April 2011, Tendulkar achieved another milestone as he and the rest of the Indian team brought the World Cup home for the first time in his career with a win against Sri Lanka. By reaching 2,000 runs and six centuries during the tournament, he demonstrated why he stood alone in a class of his own in World Cup play. As his career was slowly coming to a close, Tendulkar was officially installed as a member of the Rajya Sabha at the Parliament House in New Delhi in June of 2012. The celebrated batsman decided to hang up his boots in all formats of cricket after he retired from ODI competition in December, and announced his retirement the following October.

In November of 2013, Sachin Tendulkar played his 200th and final Test match, which marked the end of an astonishing career in which he amassed more than 34,000 runs and 100 centuries in international play. Shortly after his final match, Tendulkar was given the esteemed honor of receiving the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor, making him the youngest person ever to receive it and the first sportsman to earn such a distinction. Highly respected in his home country, Tendulkar decided to give back to his community by utilizing his time for charity work following his retirement.

After a brief return to competition in July 2014, when he was the captain of the MCC team in celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, he released his autobiography, Playing It My Way, later that same year. In order to familiarize Americans with the game of cricket, he was appointed captain of an all-star team for a set of exhibition games which were held across the U.S. in November 2015.

 

Retirement

On the 16th of November 2013, after an amazing and successful 24-year long cricket career, he announced his retirement. He played his last One Day International (ODI) match in December 2012 and a Twenty20 match in 2013.  He bade farewell to his cricketing career as a player in the 200th test match against West Indies on the 16th of November 2013.

 

Conclusion

Sachin Tendulkar's life and career serve as a reminder of what can be achieved through hard work and dedication in addition to having immense talent. During his lengthy and remarkable career, he managed to set a large number of records and accomplish a number of milestones, eventually becoming one of the most outstanding batsmen. His remarkable achievements in the sport have been a source of motivation for people from India and abroad.

The technical finesse and psychological strength of Tendulkar was legendary, and his capability of scoring runs in any form of cricket was unrivalled. With his incredible skill on the field and his humility, sportsmanship, and dedication to charitable causes, he was a role model for millions of cricket fans. He was undoubtedly a loyal proponent of the sport and the impact he had on Indian cricket cannot be overstated.

In addition to his impressive sporting credentials, Tendulkar was a highly respected figure in Indian public life, serving as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian parliament, and being awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 2014. He has used the platform of his fame and influence to bring attention to the important social issues of education and healthcare, and he is still looked up to as a role model by young people all over India. To sum up, Sachin Tendulkar's life and career demonstrate the incredible results that can be accomplished when one puts in hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence.